Brachi Ben Simon

The Young Adults in Israel Abstract was designed to provide information on the characteristics of young adult population and their needs in various areas of life that can form a basis both for the development and improvement of services and for their participation in decision-making and policy formulation.

The objective of the review was to learn about the scope of parent and child foster care worldwide and examine best practices.

The primary objectives of this study were to provide information that will help policymakers expand the policy of treating bereaved families and apply it to all families with children under 18 coping with civilian loss and bereavement and to optimize practices in this area. An additional objective was to evaluate the work of the support centers from a variety of aspects, including professional practices and the perceptions of the professional staff regarding the work carried out in the centers.

This review presents the unique situation of Arab youth to provide information that will help (1) develop services and tools to promote equal opportunities and optimal integration of Arab youth in the economy and society; and (2) reduce and prevent NEET among Arab youth. The objective is to establish a reference data set that will serve as a stable and reliable resource for a variety of organizations and officials, in order to plan for and discuss the needs of Arab youth in Israel, services currently available to them, and any gaps between the two. The review presents a broad range of data on various characteristics and aspects in the lives of young Arabs in Israel, and where possible, highlights differences and gaps between Arab and Jewish youth and between different groups within the Arab population

The goals of the study were: To present an up-to-date picture of the phenomenon of school dropout in the Bedouin population in the Negev and its scope; To examine the needs, barriers, and challenges in coping with the phenomenon of school dropout, as perceived by officials, key entities, and leading professionals from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs, and the Bedouin local authorities in the Negev who deal with the issue of school dropout; To develop strategies to deal with the phenomenon of school dropout in the Bedouin population in the Negev.

The goal of this project was to learn how Ethiopian-Israeli students perceive successful integration into academic studies.

In May 2015 the MeHalev Initiative was launched under the auspices of the Haruv Institute. It was designed to promote activities for the prevention and reduction of child maltreatment in Israel. As part of the Initiative, the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute was asked to develop an inclusive national index to measure the extent of the problem. In this report, we present the process of developing the index, the guiding principles, and the recommendation for implementation.

Programs preparing at-risk youth for working life are essential for imparting life skills and creating better opportunities for integration into the labor market. The goals of the study were: (1) To learn from the literature about the characteristics of successful programs of this type, based on relevant comprehensive international studies and meta-analyses; (2) To examine […]

Many adolescents and young adults in Israel live in disadvantaged conditions that pose considerable risks to their normative development, requiring a particularly comprehensive response. The Division of Correctional Services (DCS) at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Services (MSAS) is a major provider of treatment, rehabilitation and prevention services for this population. In 2013, some […]

This study, conducted in 2011-12, examined the implementation of foster services from the perspectives of the implementing organizations and the foster families. It reviewed the trends and changes in foster care from 2000 to 2012.

The study, which was conducted in 2011-2012, examined the needs and characteristics of the youth and the interventions carried out. It also examined the contributions the frameworks made to the adolescents from the staff members' perspective.

Initiative to develop and implement effective literacy promotion models among children from birth to age 3

Turning Point (Nekudat Mifneh) brings together five programs treating youth at risk, addressing their problems in the transition to work. The study compared the working principles of the initiative against the principles emerging from the literature on programs of transition to work for youth at risk.

The evaluation provided the implementers with a basis on which to improve and expand the program.